Video modification and transmission

Abstract

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for video transmission. According to one example, computer-readable storage media storing computer-readable instructions, which when executed by a computer having at least one processor, cause the computer to: change, during or after execution of a computer-implemented game, at least one current parameter of an avatar of a first distributor on the basis of second data or display in a second video, during or after execution of the computer-implemented game, an avatar of the first distributor and an avatar of at least any user of one or more users on the basis of the second data, wherein first data is data regarding at least any of the following: one or more users who jointly distributed a computer-implemented game with the first distributor, and one or more users who jointly distributed with the first distributor using an avatar of the first distributor and his/her own avatar.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. Computer-readable storage media storing computer-readable instructions, which when executed by a computer having at least one processor, cause the computer to:
 distribute a first video and a second video toward a viewer terminal of at least one viewer via the Internet, the first video including either video generated with motion data regarding a motion of a first distributor or an animation of an avatar of the first distributor generated on the basis of the motion data, the second video being data regarding a computer-implemented game generated on the basis of operation data regarding an operation of the first distributor using a received web page; 
 determine whether or not first data has been transmitted from the first distributor; 
 extract at least one other avatar on the basis of at least one of second data or third data in a case where it is determined that the first data has been transmitted from the first distributor, the second data being data regarding one or more users in a computer-implemented game performed in the past by the one or more users different from the first distributor, the third data being data regarding data transmitted from a viewer terminal of the at least one viewer; and 
 perform display control of including the at least one other avatar and an avatar of the first distributor in the second video. 
 
     
     
       2. The computer-readable storage media according to  claim 1 , wherein the second video is a video regarding a computer-implemented game generated on the basis of operation data regarding an operation of the first distributor using received web page. 
     
     
       3. The computer-readable storage media according to  claim 1 , wherein the first distributor and a user corresponding to the at least one other avatar perform the computer-implemented game by performing display control of including the at least one other avatar and an avatar of the first distributor in the second video. 
     
     
       4. The computer-readable storage media according to  claim 1 , wherein the first data is transmitted to an external social networking service (SNS). 
     
     
       5. The computer-readable storage media according to  claim 1 , wherein the first data includes data requesting that the at least one other avatar be included in the second video together with an avatar of the first distributor. 
     
     
       6. The computer-readable storage media according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the second data or the third data includes data in which a priority of at least one other avatar to be included in the second video together with an avatar of the first distributor is assigned to each of the one or more users. 
     
     
       7. The computer-readable storage media according to  claim 6 , wherein a first upper limit value being a number of an upper limit of an avatar that can be included in the second video together with an avatar of the first distributor is defined and wherein the instructions further cause the computer to:
 determine whether or not first data has been transmitted from the first distributor; 
 determine whether or not the number of the at least one other avatar exceeds the first upper limit value in a case where it is determined that the first data has been transmitted from the first distributor; 
 determine to include an avatar of the number users equal to or less than the first upper limit value from among the at least one other avatar in the second video together with an avatar of the first distributor on the basis of at least one of the priority included in the second data or the priority included in the third data in a case where the number of the at least one other avatar is equal to or greater than the first upper limit value; and 
 determine to include the at least one other avatar in the second video together with an avatar of the first distributor on the basis of at least one of the priority included in the second data or the priority included in the third data in a case where the number of the at least one other avatar is equal to or less than the first upper limit value. 
 
     
     
       8. The computer-readable storage media according to  claim 7 , wherein the instructions further cause the computer to:
 distribute at least any of the first video and the second video to a user corresponding to an avatar that is not included in the second video together with an avatar of the first distributor from among the at least one other avatar if the number of the at least one other avatar exceeds the first upper limit value and it is decided that an avatar of the number of people equal to or less than the first upper limit value from among the at least one other avatar are included in the second video together with an avatar of the first distributor. 
 
     
     
       9. The computer-readable storage media according to  claim 1 , wherein the second data includes at least one of data indicating a parameter in a computer-implemented game that at least one user of the one or more users has ever distributed or viewed in the past or data indicating a relationship between the at least one user and the first distributor. 
     
     
       10. The computer-readable storage media according to  claim 9 , wherein the second data includes at least any of the number of times of distribution of a computer-implemented game distributed in the past by the at least one user, the number of times of view of a computer-implemented game viewed in the past by the at least one user, data indicating a level of the avatar of the at least one user, data indicating a ranking of the at least one user, data indicating the number of times of distribution of the computer-implemented game distributed by the at least one user together with the first distributor in a computer-implemented game distributed in the past by the first distributor, data indicating the number of times of view of the computer-implemented game distributed in the past by the first distributor viewed by the at least one user, data indicating a history in which at least one user has belonged to an event in a computer-implemented game executed in the past by the first distributor, data indicating whether or not at least one user follows the first distributor, data indicating the total number of messages transmitted between at least one user and the first distributor, and data indicating an amount of gifts and content of the gifts given to the first distributor by at least one user in a computer-implemented game distributed in the past by the first distributor. 
     
     
       11. The computer-readable storage media according to  claim 10 , wherein the instructions further cause the computer to:
 perform, on the basis of the second data, display control of including, in the second video together with an avatar of the first distributor, among avatars of the at least one user, an avatar of a user having the largest number of times of distribution of a computer-implemented game distributed in the past, an avatar of a user having the largest number of times of view of a computer-implemented game viewed in the past, an avatar of the highest level, an avatar of a user with the highest ranking, an avatar of a user having the largest number of times of distribution of, together with the first distributor, a computer-implemented game distributed in the past by the first distributor, an avatar of a user having the largest number of times of view of a computer-implemented game executed in the past by the first distributor, an avatar of a user having the largest number of belonging to events in a computer-implemented game executed in the past by the first distributor, an avatar of a user having the largest total number of messages transmitted to the first distributor and received from the first distributor, an avatar of a user having given the largest number of gifts to the first distributor, or an avatar of a user decided to have the highest accumulation of values of gifts given to the first distributor. 
 
     
     
       12. The computer-readable storage media according to  claim 11 , wherein the accumulation of the values of the gifts given to the first distributor is decided on the basis of the total sum of prices of gifts given to the first distributor or the total sum of consumption points consumed in the computer-implemented game. 
     
     
       13. The computer-readable storage media according to  claim 1 , wherein the third data includes data regarding a transmission timing of data transmitted from a viewer terminal of the at least one viewer. 
     
     
       14. The computer-readable storage media according to  claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the computer to:
 perform display control of including an avatar of a user whose transmission timing is the earliest among one or more users and an avatar of the first distributor in the second video. 
 
     
     
       15. The computer-readable storage media according to  claim 14 , wherein an avatar to be included in the second video together with an avatar of the first distributor is changed on the basis of a change of a parameter of an avatar of the first distributor after the display control, on the basis of a change of a parameter of the at least one other avatar to be included in the second video together with an avatar of the first distributor after the display control, or on the basis of the lapse of first length of time after the display control. 
     
     
       16. An apparatus comprising:
 a first processor including a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, and/or a graphics processing unit (GPU); and 
 the computer-readable storage media according to  claim 1 , wherein that at least one process comprises the first processor. 
 
     
     
       17. The apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein the first processor is mounted on a smartphone, a tablet, a mobile phone, and/or a personal computer. 
     
     
       18. A computer-implemented method for automatically generating customized video in an interactive network application, the method comprising:
 with at least one processor:
 distributing a first video and a second video toward a viewer terminal of at least one viewer via the Internet, the first video including either video generated with motion data regarding a motion of a first distributor or an animation of an avatar of the first distributor generated on the basis of the motion data, the second video being data regarding a computer-implemented game generated on the basis of operation data regarding an operation of the first distributor using a received web page; 
 determining whether or not first data has been transmitted from the first distributor; 
 extracting at least one other avatar on the basis of at least one of second data or third data in a case where it is determined that the first data has been transmitted from the first distributor, the second data being data regarding at least one user in a computer-implemented game performed in the past by the at least one user different from the first distributor, the third data being data regarding data transmitted from a viewer terminal of the at least one viewer; and 
 performing display control of including the at least one other avatar and an avatar of the first distributor in the second video. 
 
 
     
     
       19. A terminal device, comprising:
 at least one processor coupled to the Internet, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
 receive a first video and a second video from a distributor terminal of a first distributor via the Internet, the first video including either motion data regarding a motion of the first distributor, the motion data being produced with a camera, or an animation of an avatar of the first distributor generated on the basis of the motion data, the second video being data regarding a computer-implemented game generated on the basis of operation data regarding an operation of the first distributor using a received web page, wherein it is determined whether or not first data has been transmitted from the first distributor, wherein at least one other avatar is extracted on the basis of at least one of second data or third data in a case where it is determined that the first data has been transmitted from the first distributor, the second data being data regarding one or more users in a computer-implemented game performed in the past by the one or more users different from the first distributor, the third data being data regarding data transmitted from a viewer terminal of at least one viewer; and 
 receive a second video including the at least one other avatar and an avatar of the first distributor in a case where a display control to include the at least one other avatar and an avatar of the first distributor in the second video is performed. 
 
 
     
     
       20. A system, comprising:
 the terminal device of  claim 19 ; and 
 a server device coupled to the distributor terminal via the Internet, wherein the server is configured to transmit the second video to the terminal device.